Movie Directors Top Films - Page 30

Movie directors Alfred Hitchcock and Stanley Kubrick

Criteria: The movies were ranked according to their influence, their initial and lasting popularity, as well as their initial and lasting acclaim. Most lists rank the director's ten greatest films, while some directors with a particularly small filmography only have five films listed. Feature films, TV films, documentaries, short films, experimental films, essay films, TV miniseries and TV series that were created mainly by the director in question were all eligible.

Edited By: pauldrach, Deany, PBR Streetgang, Sodacake, AgentAJD, erikk, Tim
Last Updated: 2025-10-04

David O. Russell

1958 -

  1. Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
  2. Three Kings (1999)
  3. American Hustle (2013)
  4. The Fighter (2010)
  5. I ♥ Huckabees (2004)
  6. Joy (2015)
  7. Flirting with Disaster (1996)
  8. Spanking the Monkey (1994)
  9. Amsterdam (2022)
10. Accidental Love (2015)

DVD cover for the movie Silver Linings Playbook

Ken Russell

1927 - 2011

  1. The Devils (1971)
  2. Women in Love (1969)
  3. Tommy (1975)
  4. Altered States (1980)
  5. The Music Lovers (1970)
  6. Mahler (1974)
  7. The Boy Friend (1971)
  8. Crimes of Passion (1984)
  9. Gothic (1986)
10. The Lair of the White Worm (1988)

Anthony & Joe Russo

AR: 1970 - | JR: 1971 -

  1. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
  2. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
  3. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
  4. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
  5. The Gray Man (2022)
  6. Cherry (2021)
  7. You, Me and Dupree (2006)
  8. Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
  9. The Electric State (2025)
10. Pieces (1997)

Eldar Ryazanov

1927 - 2015

  1. The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976)
  2. Carnival Night (1956)
  3. Beware of the Car (1966)
  4. Office Romance (1977)
  5. Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia [with Franco Prosperi] (1974)
  6. Station for Two (1983)
  7. A Cruel Romance (1984)
  8. The Garage (1980)
  9. Hussar Ballad (1962)
10. Grandads-Robbers (1972)

Poster for the movie The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!

Walter Salles

1956 -

  1. Central Station (1998)
  2. I'm Still Here (2024)
  3. The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
  4. Behind the Sun (2001)
  5. Foreign Land [with Daniela Thomas] (1996)
  6. Linha de Passe [with Daniela Thomas] (2008)
  7. On the Road (2012)
  8. Midnight [with Daniela Thomas] (1998)
  9. Dark Water (2005)
10. Jia Zhangke, a Guy from Fenyang (2014)

Mark Sandrich

1900 - 1945

  1. Top Hat (1935)
  2. The Gay Divorcee (1934)
  3. Holiday Inn (1942)
  4. Shall We Dance (1937)
  5. Follow the Fleet (1936)
  6. So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
  7. Carefree (1938)
  8. Here Come the Waves (1944)
  9. Melody Cruise (1933)
10. Skylark (1941)

Carlos Saura

1932 - 2023

  1. Cría cuervos (1976)
  2. Carmen (1983)
  3. La caza (1966)
  4. Tango (1998)
  5. Blood Wedding (1981)
  6. Ana and the Wolves (1973)
  7. ¡Ay Carmela! (1990)
  8. Peppermint Frappé (1967)
  9. Deprisa, deprisa (1981)
10. Mama Turns 100 (1979)

Claude Sautet

1924 - 2000

  1. A Heart in Winter (1992)
  2. The Things of Life (1970)
  3. The Big Risk (1960)
  4. Nelly and Mr. Arnaud (1995)
  5. Vincent, François, Paul and the Others (1974)
  6. Max and the Junkmen (1971)
  7. César and Rosalie (1972)
  8. A Bad Son (1980)
  9. Mado (1976)
10. A Simple Story (1978)

John Sayles

1950 -

  1. Lone Star (1996)
  2. Matewan (1987)
  3. Eight Men Out (1988)
  4. The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)
  5. The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
  6. Passion Fish (1992)
  7. Men with Guns (1997)
  8. Return of the Secaucus 7 (1980)
  9. City of Hope (1991)
10. Limbo (1999)

Franklin J. Schaffner

1920 - 1989

  1. Patton (1970)
  2. Planet of the Apes (1968)
  3. Papillon (1973)
  4. The Boys from Brazil (1978)
  5. The Best Man (1964)
  6. Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
  7. The War Lord (1965)
  8. Islands in the Stream (1977)
  9. Twelve Angry Men [Studio One] (1954)
10. The Stripper (1963)

Jerry Schatzberg

1927 -

  1. Scarecrow (1973)
  2. The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
  3. Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970)
  4. The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)
  5. Street Smart (1987)
  6. Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
  7. Reunion (1989)
  8. No Small Affair (1984)
  9. Misunderstood (1984)
10. Clinton and Nadine (1988)

Fred Schepisi

1939 -

  1. Roxanne (1987)
  2. The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
  3. The Devil's Playground (1976)
  4. Last Orders (2001)
  5. Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
  6. Empire Falls (2005)
  7. Evil Angels (1988)
  8. I.Q. (1994)
  9. The Russia House (1990)
10. Fierce Creatures (1997)

John Schlesinger

1926 - 2003

  1. Midnight Cowboy (1969)
  2. Marathon Man (1976)
  3. Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
  4. Billy Liar (1963)
  5. Darling (1965)
  6. The Day of the Locust (1975)
  7. Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
  8. A Kind of Loving (1962)
  9. The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
10. Cold Comfort Farm (1995)

Volker Schlöndorff

1939 -

  1. The Tin Drum (1979)
  2. The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum [with Margarethe von Trotta] (1975)
  3. Young Törless (1966)
  4. Death of a Salesman (1985)
  5. The Ogre (1996)
  6. Diplomacy (2014)
  7. The Legend of Rita (2000)
  8. Voyager (1991)
  9. Coup de grâce (1976)
10. Circle of Deceit (1981)

Paul Schrader

1946 -

  1. American Gigolo (1980)
  2. First Reformed (2017)
  3. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
  4. Blue Collar (1978)
  5. The Card Counter (2021)
  6. Affliction (1997)
  7. Light Sleeper (1992)
  8. Hardcore (1979)
  9. Cat People (1982)
10. Auto Focus (2002)

Joel Schumacher

1939 - 2020

  1. The Lost Boys (1987)
  2. Falling Down (1993)
  3. A Time to Kill (1996)
  4. The Client (1994)
  5. Flatliners (1990)
  6. Batman Forever (1995)
  7. Phone Booth (2002)
  8. The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
  9. St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
10. Dying Young (1991)

Céline Sciamma

1978 -

  1. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
  2. Petite maman (2021)
  3. Tomboy (2011)
  4. Girlhood (2014)
  5. Water Lilies (2007)

Poster art for the movie Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Ettore Scola

1931 - 2016

  1. We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974)
  2. A Special Day (1977)
  3. Le bal (1983)
  4. Ugly, Dirty and Bad (1976)
  5. The Family (1987)
  6. That Night in Varennes (1982)
  7. The Pizza Triangle (1970)
  8. What Time Is It? (1989)
  9. La terrazza (1980)
10. Captain Fracassa's Journey (1990)

DVD cover for the movie We All Loved Each Other So Much

Martin Scorsese

1942 -

  1. Taxi Driver (1976)
  2. GoodFellas (1990)
  3. Raging Bull (1980)
  4. Mean Streets (1973)
  5. The Departed (2006)
  6. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
  7. Casino (1995)
  8. The Irishman (2019)
  9. The King of Comedy (1983)
10. Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

Ridley Scott

1937 -

  1. Alien (1979)
  2. Blade Runner (1982)
  3. Gladiator (2000)
  4. Thelma & Louise (1991)
  5. The Martian (2015)
  6. American Gangster (2007)
  7. Black Hawk Down (2001)
  8. The Duellists (1977)
  9. Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
10. Prometheus (2012)

Tony Scott

1944 - 2012

  1. Top Gun (1986)
  2. True Romance (1993)
  3. Man on Fire (2004)
  4. Enemy of the State (1998)
  5. Crimson Tide (1995)
  6. The Hunger (1983)
  7. The Last Boy Scout (1991)
  8. Spy Game (2001)
  9. Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
10. Unstoppable (2010)